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They were Canadians

They were Canadians

Mr. MacLellan reflects on how nationalistic Canadian soldiers were, and how he now interacts with his fellow Veterans.

Casualty clearing station

Casualty clearing station

Mr. MacLellan describes his good fortune to be cared for by a young American doctor who had enlisted to gain experience prior to United States involvement, and whose skills saved his leg from amputation.

The rats were well fed

The rats were well fed

Mr. MacLellan describes his involvement at Ypres. He gets drunk after his commanding officer is killed beside him, later he’s in the front line shooting the enemy, and he’s wounded because his fear of rats won’t let him shoot from the prone position.

The shell had torn his hip away.

The shell had torn his hip away.

Mr. Copp describes taking Regina Trench, including the loss of a close friend. In poignant detail he describes sending his friend’s mother a letter containing her son’s ring.

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